Sporting gun



B. PETRIK.

SPORTING GUN. APPLICATION man MAY26.1920. RENEWED AUG. 10. 1922.

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B. PETRIK. SPORTING GUN. APPLICATION HLED MAY26,1920- RENEWED AUG. 10. I922.

Patented Nov. 7, 1922;

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B. PETRIK.

SPORTING GUN. APPLICATION FILED MAY 26, 1920- RENEWED AUG. 10, I922- Patented Nov. 7, 1922:.

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B. PETRIK.

SPORTING sum. APPLICATION FILED MAY26,1920- RENEWED AUG. 10, I922.

Patented Nov. 7, 1922..

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or SEL EFFENNQ FE a is? Ph -ENG 93 ie lieafinels Ma 2 ,sfir e r seem? s 10, Serial 1 To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, 'BomrAoE 'PiETRIK, a citizen of th e "French "Republic. res ding at 79B1ie Hor ape -Vernet, St.-Et iei1ne,Loirie, in

the Bepnblic of France, have invented certain new and iiseful Improvements in Sportip gfiruns; and I do hereby declarefthe fol lolwingito be' a fnlL'jclear, and exact descri ti o niof thelinvention, siich as will enable'ot 631$ killed in the are to which it apper tainis, tp ake and ,iise the same, reference being had tdth e accompanying drawings, "and to l tters or fignresof reference marked therea part'of this specification.

' Sporting guns are known in'which two barrels are arranged one below the other and are connected to the breech by hooks or catches provided under the lower barrel engaging'with a lock ing device carried by the fikedbreak-oii portion of the breech.

This arangement presents the great disadvantage that after the f rst shot, correto the firing of the upper barreLthe ca ilies farepnt under a considerable bending strain resnlting ifrom the fact that the axes (if the said barrel "and the catches are relative-l" clis pla'c'edor out ofline. ;Et irther, the gun, on account ot this dis placement orfalsealignmen-t, is badly abalanced, which destroys the acciuracy of the arm.

Finally, in this kind of gen, as in ordinary gunsfw iththe"barrels side byjside; an es- .eape ,of gas 'is always produced on' the dischargeof the shot between the rear ends of the barrels and the breech. 5 In order to overcome these disadvantages absen e t d h er i p ie ee WhwhI Q P f1f '1h"suppressionof the false alignment or displacement placing the connecting iarrafigeifiefit between the'block f the bari ils anti the breech laterally, that is to ,Isay, To 7 each side of the bloeker tli'do'ar rels and *fibf'hfl fi the low'er. barrel as was th ease ift-lithe catehesy Y A'toimecting arrangement comprising a ivot formed by two lateral axe ori i otgin one piece w ith'th'e barrel block and engagiin two side cheeks secured to the breech, time? inwhich the pivots turn being arranged between the pivots and the breech,

gaid strap "being held in grooves or recesses iorined in the interiorof the side'lcheeksfla 5? 533 .9 3 3519?? 9 lPFl-E ride upper part of the breech for engaging above the rear end oi the upper barrel and prevent ng the barrelblock from rocking.

3. The arrangement at the front of the breech of lateral extensions or side cheeks forming the break-off, inside which the strap pivoted on the assemblage of the barrels is carr ed, with the object of almost completely enclosing the rear end of the block of the barrels'flthuspreventing the escape of gas when both ibarrels are fired.

The 'ip llowing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings shown by wayof example will enable the improvements to be well understood.

Fig. 1 is aside view'of the improved gun."

Fig.2 is a plan view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line XX of Figfl. y

Fig 4: is a section on the line YY of Fig.1.

Fig. 5 is .a diagram showing how the bending forces act on on .the arrangement "for seciu inglthe lbarrellto'lthe breech.

"6sh0wsthe1'same forces acting on a gun of known type liaving catches? under the lower abarfrel' and the "displacement of false alignment which results .from the spacebetween the catches and the axis of the upper barrel.

' Figh is aside view of the rear end of a barrel block showing a m odification er the method of securing to the breech.

Fig. 8 shows th'e breechsinYelevation.

Figs)? and '1-0 are sections on lines X X and YX respectively in Fig. 7.

Fig. 11 is a side elevation of a portion of a grin having .the modified method .oif'secun ing togthe breech applied thereto, and

:ig. 12 :is a plan "view thereof.

is a-horizontallls ection on line Z-Z, E-igfltlf i As shown in the drawings, the two barrels a,"17 are superposed .and' ass'einbled so as to single'tpiece or block a on which the "100 strap d-iSEjIdin-tedEtheaXis of the joint may, .fofexample, be termed by projections or lateral sho ilders e on the body 'of the barrel about which the said strap .tllI'IlS. said strap thus bein secured jto both barrels but able 105 .te pivot in relation to them.

This strap engages in grooves provided on the inner walls of two lateral extensions .or side cheeks g lfiormed wit-lithe breech or stock inpper ends of the strap are curved at i, j in order to fit over'the upper edges of said extensions as shown in Fig.

3. i The lower end 7c of the strap is clamped by the grip of the cam shaped end Z of a small lever or key W'pivoting about the p This is the firing position of the gun.

Inorder to load, the sliding bolt '0 is pulled rearwards as shown in dotted lines, the nose p effecting its disengagement from the end of the barrel which isthu s free to rock and can be brought into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The pulling back of the bolt 0 maybe effected, for example by a lever Q pivoted at-vg the end 8' of which engages va'pin t fixed to. the bolt 0. Fig. 1 also shows in dottedlines the :lever g lowered for pulling back the bolt 0.

It will be understood that the replacing of the known catches .u' (see Fig. 6) by a joint 6 (see Fig 5) provided on the .barrel block substantially at the middle thereof,

and by a bolt 0, lessens the false-alignment or displacement particularly forthe upper barrel represented by the distances-u .rc'jfor the known guns and by the distances 6 w ends for the gun which isthe object of the present invention.

' Practically the-arm'sof levers represented by e w and 6 are so small that thebending effort in the vert'ical -plane maybe considered as negligible, which is a great advantage. The gun is" dismountable. in three pieces as the usual guns are,'-that is to say it can be dismounted into the front 'part 10, the breech h and the barrels a. l

Further, since the joint 0 is higher up than the known catchesa, as it is prac'ticallyjmidway between instead of under =thebarrels, the inclination which has to be given to" the barrels for loading purposes is considerably less than in the usual guns. I l

In the modification shown-in Figs. 7-13,

- the barrel block Chas an axis or pivot -e about which the strap d oscillates. This strap is held in two grooves or .recesses formed in the inside of the side cheeks of the breech as shown in section Fig. 13. The

pivot 6 instead of being almost midway be tween the barrels is lower and may even be is provided formedby a lug :or part i on each side of the barrel block adapted to' en- 'sli ding bolt 0.

placed below the longitudinal axis of the gage in an opening j in eachside-cheek g of the breech. When the gun is ready to fire the rear end of the barrel is covered by a Under these conditions, considering the forces acting on the pivot of the assemblage of the barrels with the breech on the firing of a shot, which tend to force the barrel away from the breech, supposing the latter to beheld fixed it will be seen that 1. In the lower barrel, the force F passes practically through. the pivot f forming the.

connection between the barrel and the breech, the said pivot being almost in the longitudinal axis of the lower barrel (6 w beingv nearly zero). Y

. 2. For the upper barrel the forcing efiort F is practicallyneutralized by the reaction R. of the lugs tonthe faces 7" of the openings j in the sides 9 of the breech and by the reaction R of the bolt 0 which covers the rear endof the barrel block. r This arrangementalso has the advantage that the pivot point being very low it may be brought near to the ends of the barrels, that isto say nearthe breech, without destroying the looking or breaking movement, which allows the length of the break off portion to be diminished and producesa lighter ventio'n is not" limited to the method of can ryingit out which has been describedand illustrat'ed by way of example only, and that various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of theinvention, In particular, the position of thejoints a one may be modified for example slightly lowered or raised. v r

Further, these improvements be applied'to gunsofall kinds. Y

Having thus described the nature of the said invention and thebest means IlknoW of carrying the same into practical. effect,

and in combination abarrelblock, side pivots on said block, a'strap with bearings for said said breech surrounding said strap.

2. In a drop barrel breech loading gun said extensions and a strap having bearings for the pivots on the barrel block mounted on said block, a breech, two side extensions ,onsald breech, grooves on the innersides .of sald extensions, a strap havlng bearings for'the" pivots'on the; barrel block mounted in said grooves, side lugs on the barrelblock near the rear ends of the barrels, and recesses It'will be understood that the present in pivots, 'a breech,- and two'side extensions on and in combination a barrel block, side pivots onsaid block, a breech, two-side extenslons onsald breech, grooves on the inner sidesof formed in the side extensions on the breech for engaging said lugs.

4. In a drop barrel-breech loading gun and in combination, a barrel block, side pivots on said block at points below the longitudinal axis of the lowest barrel, a breech, two side extensions on said breech, grooves on the inner sides of said extensions, a strap having bearings for the pivots on the barrel block mounted in said grooves, side lugs on the barrel block near the rear ends of the barrels and recesses formed in the side extensions on the breech for engaging said ln s.

In a drop barrel breech loading gun and in combination a barrel block, side pivots on said block, a strap with bearings for said pivots, a breech, two side extensions on said breech surrounding said strap and a sliding closure bolt mounted on the breech and adapted to engage the rear end of the barrels.

6. In a drop barrel breech loading gun and in combination a barrel block, side pivots on said block, a breech, two side extensions on said breech, grooves on the inner sides of said extensions, a strap having bearings for the pivots on the barrel block mounted in said grooves and a sliding closure bolt mounted on the breech and adapted to engage the rear end of the barrels.

7. In a drop barrel breech loading gun and in combination a barrel block, side pivots on said block, a breech, two side extensions on said breech, grooves on the inner sides of said extensions, a strap having bearings for the pivots on the barrel block mounted in said grooves, side lugs on the barrel block near the rear ends of the barrels, recesses formed in the side extensions on the breech for engaging said lugs and a sliding closure bolt mounted on thebreech and adapted to engage the rear'end of the barrels.

8. In a dropbarrel breech loading gun and in combination, a barrel block. side pivots on said block at points below the longitudinal axis of the lowest barrel, a breech, two side extensions on saidbreech, grooves on the inner sides of said extensions, a strap having bearings for the pivots on the barrel block mounted in said grooves, side lugs on the barrel block near the rear ends of the barrels, recesses formed in the side extensions on the breech for engaging said lugs, and a sliding closure bolt mounted on the breech and adapted to engage the rear end of the barrels.

v9. A drop barrelbreech loading gun having a block containing the barrels provided with side pivots below the longitudinal axis of the lowest barrel, said pivots engaging a strap carried by the breech, side lugs being also provided on the barrel block which en-. gage with openings formed in a portion of the breech, the latter also carrying a sliding closure bolt which engages the rear end of the barrels, substantially as described.

Intestimony that I claim'the foregoing as my invention, I have si ned my name.

BONIFAGE ETRIK. [1 s.] lVitnesses F. BOXBERGER, C. BEYRE. 

